KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): AirAsia Group Bhd, via its logistics arm Teleport, is partnering with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) — the lead secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS) — to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox and develop long-term viability of urban drone delivery services.
In a statement today, the low-cost carrier said the pilot project for the delivery of goods from AirAsia’s e-commerce platforms including airasia shop using automated drones is set to be carried out via a six-month phased approach at the third NTIS test site in Cyberjaya.
The service, which is currently in the testing stage with two local drone operators, VStream Revolution Sdn Bhd and Meraque Services Sdn Bhd, will be deployed upon a successful trial phase and might be expanded beyond the sandbox environment.